Barrow Hill Engine Shed

Barrow Hill Engine Shed
A mix of steam, diesel and electric locomotives facing the roundhouse turntable
Barrow Hill Engine Shed shown within Derbyshire
Alternative names	Staveley Roundhouse
General information
Status	Listed Building, Museum
Type	Roundhouse
Town or city	Barrow Hill, Derbyshire
Country	England
Coordinates
Current tenants	Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society
Opened	1870
Renovated	1998
Cost	£16,445 4s 9d
Client	Midland Railway
Owner	Chesterfield Borough Council
Design and construction
Main contractor	I.E. Hall

Barrow Hill Roundhouse & Railway Centre, until 1948 known as Staveley Roundhouse & Train Centre, is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield, Derbyshire (grid reference SK413754).

History

Staveley Roundhouse was built to a standard Midland Railway square shed design in 1870. After 1948 it became known as Barrow Hill so as not to confuse it with the ex-Great Central shed nearby. It was operational from 1870 until 9 February 1991.

The last shed foreman was Pete Hodges and the last person to sign on at Barrow Hill was Joe Denston for the up sidings preparer. The last locomotives to use the shed on its final day of operation were four diesels. Class 58, number 58 016 came on shed at 11:00. Class 58, number 58 027 came on shed at 11:30 and coupled up to 58016. Both Class 58s left for Worksop at 11:40. Class 20, numbers 20 197 and 20 073 arrived on shed at 12:00. Both Class 20 locomotives left for Worksop at 12:10, driven by driver Bob Hill.

Code

• Midland Railway: M24
• London Midland & Scottish: 18D
• British Railways Eastern region: 41E
• British Railways: BH (end of steam, 4 October 1965)

Preservation

After closure, the building was heavily vandalised. After lobbying of the local council, the building was Grade 2 listed by the Department of the Environment in February 1991. Following negotiations with the British Railways Property Board, Chesterfield Borough Council became the new owners of the shed and nearby yard on 20 December 1996.

The council subsequently granted a recurring maintenance lease to the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society, who secured and refurbished the site, including renewal of the original 1870 roundhouse glass roof, except for one section. Funding was provided by the council, Derbyshire County Council, the Transport Trust, North Derbyshire Training and Enterprise Council, European Regional Development Fund and the Government SRB fund. The site reopened to the public in July 1998.

Today, still retaining its connection to the UK national rail network through Network Rail, it is the home to many preserved British railway locomotives. The Harry Needle Railroad Company also store and maintain a number of operational lease locomotives on site. As well as the main round house building, Barrow Hill is also home to the former Pinxton Signal box. Relocated after closure, it has since been refurbished and fitted out as per a typical day in its last year of use for Network Rail.

Locomotives

The roundhouse in March 2011

Note: only preserved locomotives are listed below. There are also various locomotives either stored or under repair, which are owned by mainline operating companies.

• Steam locomotives
  • GER Class G58 (LNER Class J17) 0-6-0 no. 8217. Built in 1905. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11) 4-4-0 No. 506 "Butler Henderson". Built in 1919. On static display.
  • MR 1000 Compound Class 4-4-0 no. 1000. Built in 1902. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • MR 1F "Half-cab" 1377 Class 0-6-0T No 41708. Built in 1878. On static display.
  • LMS Class 4P "Stanier Tank" 2-6-4T no. 2500. Built in 1934. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T no. 5164. Built in 1930. On loan from the Severn Valley Railway. On static display.
  • Hunslet Engine Company "Austerity" 0-6-0ST Works no. 3825, Running no. 68009. Built in 1955. Under restoration.
  • Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST No 2491 "Henry". Built in 1901. On static display.
  • Manning Wardle 0-6-0T "Welshman". Built in 1890. Awaiting restoration.
  • Manning Wardle 0-6-0T "Y/E No9". Undergoing restoration.

• Diesel locomotives
  • BR 0-6-0 Class 03 no. 03066 (D2066) BR Blue. built in 1959.
  • BR 0-6-0 Class 10 no. D4092 BR Green. built in 1962.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 24 no. D5054 (24054) "Phil Southern" BR Green. built in 1959. From the East Lancashire Railway (Bury Type 2 Group). Contract main generator work by Harry Needle Railroad Company.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. 26007 BR Blue. built in 1958.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. 27066 (27103) BR Blue. built in 1961.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 37 no. D6757 (37057) BR Green. built in 1962.
  • BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. D212 (40012) "Aureol" BR Green. built in 1959. (Class Forty Appeal)
  • BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. D213 (40013) "Andania" BR Green. built in 1959.
  • BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 nos. 45060 "Sherwood Forester" BR Blue - Built in 1961 - and 45105 BR Blue, Built in 1961. Both Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group.
  • BR Co-Co Class 55 nos. D9009 & D9015 in BR Green and 55019 in BR Blue. built in 1961. (Deltic Preservation Society)
  • BR Co-Co Class 58 no. 58016. built in 1984. (Class 58 Locomotive Group)

• Electric locomotives
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 71 no. E5001 (71001). BR Green. built in 1958. (National Railway Museum)
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 81 no. 81002 BR Blue. built in 1960. (AC Locomotive Group)
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 82 no. 82008. Intercity Executive. built in 1961. (AC Locomotive Group)
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 83 no. E3035 (83012). Electric Blue. built in 1961 (AC Locomotive Group)
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 84 no. 84001. BR Blue. built in 1960. (National Railway Museum)
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 85 no. 85101 built in 1961. (AC Locomotive Group)
  • BR Co-Co Class 89 no. 89001. built in 1989. Intercity Executive. (AC Locomotive Group)

External links

• Barrow Hill Society website